The Inseparable Love of God (1) [ Romans 8:38-39 ] Why can nothing separate us from the love of God? 1. Because God’s love is eternal. Romans 8:29a says: “For those whom He foreknew…” The word “foreknew” refers to before eternity began —before the creation of heaven and earth . The phrase “those whom He foreknew” does not simply mean knowing about someone intellectually, but rather loving them. In other words, it refers to “those whom God loved from eternity past.” Amos 3:2a says: “You only have I known of all the families of the earth.” If “known” merely meant intellectual knowledge, that would imply that God only knew Israel and did not know the other nations—which cannot be true, because the all-knowing God lacks knowledge of nothing. Therefore, “I have known you only” means “I have loved you only.” God loved Israel among all the nations of the earth. Hosea 13:5 says: “I knew you in the wilderness , in the land of great drought.” The “wilderness” was where the Israelite...
우리 목사님들은 애통하여 애곡해야 하지 않나요 ? 돈을 우상화하여 숭배하는 죄 때문에 우리 목사님들은 애통하여 애곡해야 하지 않나요 ? ( 참고 : 미가 1:8) 새 찬송가 192 장 “ 성령이여 강림하사 ” 1 절과 후렴 가사입니다 : “ 성령이여 강림하사 나를 감화하시고 애통하며 회개할 맘 충만하게 합소서 … 예수여 비오니 나의 기도 들으사 애통하며 회개할 맘 충만하게 합소서 아멘 .”